| CAPITULUM | • capitulum n. (Botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising… • capitulum n. (Arachnology) The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome. • capitulum n. (Anatomy) A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint. |
| NUNCUPATE | • nuncupate v. (Transitive) To dedicate. • nuncupate v. (Transitive) To solemnly pronounce. • nuncupate v. (Transitive, law) To declare, usually of a will, by word of mouth only. |
| PATUTUKIS | • PATUTUKI n. (New Zealand) the blue cod. |
| PLUMULATE | • PLUMULATE adj. downy. |
| POUTASSOU | • POUTASSOU n. a gadoid fish, aka blue whiting. |
| PUISSAUNT | • PUISSAUNT adj. (archaic) powerful, also PUISSANT. |
| PULLULATE | • pullulate v. To multiply rapidly. • pullulate v. To germinate. • pullulate v. To teem; to be filled (with). |
| PUNCTUATE | • punctuate v. (Transitive) To add punctuation to. • punctuate v. (Transitive) To add or to interrupt at regular intervals. • punctuate v. (Transitive) To emphasize; to stress. |
| PUSTULANT | • pustulant adj. (Medicine) Producing pustules. • pustulant n. (Medicine) Any medicine that produces pustules. • PUSTULANT adj. producing pustules. |
| PUSTULATE | • pustulate v. To form, or be formed into pustules. • pustulate adj. Having pustules or prominences resembling them. • PUSTULATE v. to form into pustules, or blisters. |
| PUTONGHUA | • putonghua n. Alternative letter-case form of Putonghua. • Putonghua prop.n. Standard Mandarin, the official language of the People’s Republic of China; the state-designated national… • PUTONGHUA n. the official spoken language of China. |
| RAPTUROUS | • rapturous adj. Full of rapture. • RAPTUROUS adj. in a state of rapture. |
| SUMPTUARY | • sumptuary adj. Relating to expenditure or expense, especially on luxury goods. • sumptuary adj. (Law, historical). • SUMPTUARY adj. relating to or regulating expense; relating to the control or moderation of extravagance. |
| SUPPURATE | • suppurate v. (Intransitive) To form or discharge pus. • suppurate v. (Transitive) To cause to generate pus. • SUPPURATE v. to discharge pus. |
| TEACUPFUL | • teacupful n. A unit of measure, the capacity or volume of a teacup. • TEACUPFUL n. enough to fill a teacup. |
| ULTRAPURE | • ultrapure adj. Extremely pure; of supreme purity. • ultra-pure adj. Alternative form of ultrapure. • ULTRAPURE adj. very very pure. |
| UPDRAUGHT | • updraught n. (Britain) Alternative spelling of updraft. • UPDRAUGHT n. an upwards movement of air, also UPDRAFT. |
| USUCAPTED | • usucapted v. Simple past tense and past participle of usucapt. • USUCAPT v. to acquire by long possession. |